Agenda: Sept. 4th

• Computers, Class & Lab notebooks

• Warm-up: Video segment & Cornell notes

• Career Overview– Presentation & Career Pathways Book

• Career Activity– Getting Started

Homework: Career assignments& presentation: Due FridayHand in spiral notebook on Friday

Careers in Biotechnology

Purpose: to explore the career types, career responsibilities and education requirements.

Video: Heal, Feed, Sustain

• Essential question: How does biotechnology play a role in regenerative medicine? How do different careers contribute to this effort?

• Cornell notes:– Right side – notes from video– Check for major ideas

• Consult others at your table at the end of the video

How do these professionals work together

to develop, manufacture, and get the product to the market?

Market: People or companies which use the product

Career Pathways pp. 9

p. 23p.23

p. 23

Exploring Careers

• Teams: 7 hour buddies (& I will combine)• Career Speaker Panel

– You will be the guest speakers– You will prepare a hand out on the career– Career categories

• Scientists Laboratory Technicians• Engineers Process Technicians• Maintenance & Instrumentation Technicians• Corporate Scientific Professionals• Computer analysis (Bioinformatics)

Your team will create a person who works in this field

• Research information to develop a personal profile– Develop a brief resume for this person– Provide notes & sources of your information

• Create a hand-out describing 4 other jobs within this career category

• Determine & list the responsibilities that each person in your team will have:– Team leader: assigns & schedules– Panel member – “acts” as the person – Resume– Hand-out of 4 job descriptions (2 people)

Career ProfileCategories Details Information SourcePersonal Name & age

Job Title

Education Where, when & how long

Courses

Degree earned

Profession Credentials

Places of employment

Job outlook

Current job Location & work hours

Job Duties

Salary

Career Websites• Career guides and interviews

– www.acessexcellence.org/RC/CC• Career descriptions related to genomics

– http://www.genome.gov/genomicCareers/• Variety of jobs

– www.biotechnologyinstitute.org/careers/index.html• Careers with video links

– www.careervoyages.com/biotechnology-main.html• Sloan STEM Career Descriptions

– www.careercornerstone.org/ • Job descriptions with salaries & career profiles

– www.finding-your-future.com• (note: number of job openings related to Illinois)

Schedule• Tuesday – team planning and assignments • Wednesday & Thursday –Portion of class-

time• Homework: Tues, Wed. & Thurs.

– Complete your responsibilities

• Friday: – Panel presentation: with props & correct

appearance– Resume – Hand out for students in the class

Getting Started

• Get with your teams• Get Career Pathway Assignment• Review the requirements of the activities

– Write down questions, clarifications – Determine responsibilities of each member– Organize your team & the schedule to

accomplish your assignment on-time and in a professional manner

– Copy the career profile table in your notebook